Wrist watch bracelet



March 1-7, 1942. A. w. WOOD 2,276,604

WRIST WATCH BRACELET Filed June 25, 1941 Inventor jrilzurmod AttorneyPatented Mar. 17, 1942 barren STATES remembrance WRIST WATCH BRACELETArthur W. Wood, Miami, Fla.

Application June 25, 1941, Serial No. 399,692

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in wristwatch bracelets and has for its primary object to provide, in a manheras hereinafter set forth, an article of this character comprising novelconnecting means.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a wristwatch bracelet of the character described which is made entirely ofwood, plastic or other suitable material.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a wrist watch bracelet ofthe aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple inconstruction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use,light in weight, attractive in appearance and which may be manufacturedat low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a bracelet constructed inaccordance with the present invention, showing said bracelet mounted ona watch with the straps connected.

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1 but showing the straps comprisingthe bracelet disconnected.

Figure 3 is a plan view, showing the straps disconnected and the watchomitted.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the connecting means.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pairof straps which are designated generally by reference numeral I. Thestraps I are made of pivotally connected wooden links 2. The straps Ihave one end connected in the usual manner to a wrist watch 3.

The other ends of the straps l are adapted to be detachably securedtogether through a medium of a connector which is designated generallyby reference numeral 4.

The connector 4 is also of wood and includes a male member 5 which ispivotally mounted on the free end of one of the straps I and which isengageable with a female member I5 which is pivotally mounted on thefree end of the other of said straps I.

The male member 5 is formed to provide an inwardly facing hook 6 thepurpose of which will be presently set forth. Projecting from the freeend of the hook 6 is a tongue 1 of reduced width which terminates, atits free end, in an outwardly facing hook 8.

The female member I5 terminates, at its free end, in an outwardly facinghook 9 for interlocking engagement with the hook 6 of the male member 5.A longitudinal slot I0 is provided in the female member I5 adjacent thehook 9 for the reception of the tongue I of the male member 5. Adjacentthe inner end of the slot II], the female member I5 is further provided,on its inner face, with a depression or socket II in which the hook 8 isengageable.

It is thought that the manner in which the connector functions will bereadily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, thetongue I is inserted through the slot ID, the hook 8 is engaged in thesocket I I and the hooks 6 and 9 are engaged with each other therebysecurely connecting the straps I, as shown to advantage in Figure 4 ofthe drawing. When the bracelet is around the wrist, the tongue 1 isnormally pressed outwardly against the female member I5 for maintainingthe hook 8 properly engaged in the socket II, the construction andarrangement also being such as to maintain the hooks 6 and 9 ininterlocking engagement. To open the bracelet it is only necessary tobreak the connector 4 inwardly thereby swinging the hook 9 out ofengagement with the hook 6 and disengaging the hook 8 from the socket IIfor permitting withdrawal of the tongue 'I from the slot I0.

It is believed that the many advantages of a wrist watch braceletconstructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyunderstood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be resorted to which will fall within thescope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In a wrist watch bracelet including a pair of straps adapted forattaching to a watch, means for detachably connecting the free ends ofsaid straps, said means including a female member mounted on one of thestraps and having a slot therein, said female member further having asocket in its inner face adjacent the slot, a male member mounted on theother strap and including a tongue engageable in the slot, a hook on theouter face of said tongue engageable in the socket, and interlockinghooks on said female and male members.

2. In a wrist watch bracelet of the character described including a pairof straps adapted for attaching to a watch, means for detachablyconnecting the free ends of said straps, said means including a femalemember comprising an outturned hook on its free end, said female memberfurther having a longitudinal slot therein adjacent the hook and stillfurther having a socket in its inner face adjacent the slot, a malemember on the other strap, said male member including an inturned hookon its free end for interlocking engagement with the first-named hook, atongue of reduced width on the male member engageable in the slot, andan outturned hook on the free end of said tongue engageable in thesocket.

ARTHUR W. WOOD.

